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(cún) - to exist, to store, to deposit in Mandarin

cún

Traditional: 存

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Translation

to exist, to store, to deposit

Word origin

A character combining 子 (zǐ, child) with 才 (cái), which supplies the sound, carrying the idea of a child surviving and being present, hence to exist, to remain or to store.

Origin
phono-semantic
Root
子 (zǐ, child) + 才 (cái, phonetic)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 存

Examples

This problem really does exist.

He keeps his money in the bank.

Love still exists.

I save a little money every month.

tái

Please store your luggage at reception.

存 (cún) means to exist, store, or deposit. It can stand alone and is also the head of 存在 (cún zài), to exist.

Appears in 2 words

Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 存.

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This word is part of lesson 105.